I when incline dumbbell bench press, I raises the seat only to 30 degrees. But everybody in my gym raise it to 45 degrees. What you think?
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25-30 provides most tension in clavicular head of pectorals. 45 provides excellent shoulder strengthening, because you can manage larger weights and therefore put more tension onto the anterior delts. Anything above 45 is just anterior and medial deltoid isolation, which is mostly bodybuilding and minimal strength development. Also, if you interested in strength, power, and muscluar tone (to prevent injury) for sport, use dumbells. Barbells may make you stronger, but only in a very small, linear plane, and will leave you with imbalances that will make you prone to injury, especially in contact sports or sport with powerful movements (i.e. American Football, Tennis)
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01-07-2008, 11:39 AM #8
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01-07-2008, 11:45 AM #9
Listen to Charles Glass!
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/glasscut3.htm
He recommends a 40 degree angle.
However, I prefer a 30 degree angle.
If its your chest day, make sure you work your chest, not your shoulders.
If 40 or 45 degrees seems to fatigue your shoulders more then your chest then,
(1) check your form
(2) Lower the angle degree
Its all about Trial & Error.Pain Pain Pain... then maybe some Pleasure.
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Both...the upper chest is tough to develop for most so the more angles you can hit it from the better...if its 45 degrees just make sure your getting a good squeeze with your chest and its not too heavy as to let your shoulders take over completely...i do both angles with flat bench as well.
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01-07-2008, 12:55 PM #13
30 degree for me. most people in the gym dont know what the f&ck they are doing, let alone why. i find that going past 30 degrees significantly engages my shoulders, and i'm pretty happy with my upper chest. best advice, do both, nice and slow, and decide which feels like it engages more of YOUR upper chest. just cuz 30 works for me doesnt mean it does for you.
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01-07-2008, 01:33 PM #15
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I prefer 30 degrees as my bread-and-butter pec builder (over flat, which I don't do anymore), but I like finishing up my compound chest work with a set or two on a 45, sometimes even a 60, degree angle. The pump I get, concentrated around the clavicle area, on the 60 degree is pretty hulkish. :-)
That said, experiment with both the 30 and 45, and see what works best for you. Everyone's different, so don't be afraid to go outside the box. Give them both an honest try for a time. Maybe they'll both work for you. Never know till you try.Keep on hulkin'.
I won't quit till no shirt will fit.
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01-07-2008, 01:41 PM #16
The ideal angle is 35.6 degrees people.
Basically... they're different exercises, just like the incline is the mid between the supine press and the standing press, other angles are the median between them.
45 is the midway point between 0 (flat bench) and 90 (military press) so that'd be why most people use them. Picking 30 (or 60, or 75, or 15...) isn't bad, you just basically look at what they do. You should be mixing it up anyway.
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04-01-2021, 02:20 PM #17
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